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10th Annual Exploring Frontiers in the Management of Digestive and Liver Disorders - February 21, 2025
Overview
In-Person and Virtual attendance options are available.
Presented by the Lynda K. and David M. Underwood Center for Digestive Disorders at Houston Methodist
Several new surgical, endoscopic and pharmacological approaches to the management of digestive disorders have become available, yet their exact role in the management of these disorders is unclear. Providers need to recognize the range of therapeutic and diagnostic options that are now available for the management of digestive disorders and their clinical applications. This course will address the challenge of defining the role of new technologies, disease entities and therapies in everyday clinical practice by presenting the latest evidence-based information on diagnostics and therapeutics in digestive disorders.
FEES
| REGISTRATION TYPE | FEE |
|---|---|
| Underwood Center Employee | Complimentary |
| Physician (Houston Methodist) | Complimentary |
| Physician (Private physician located within the Greater Houston Area) | $250 |
| Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area) | $125 |
| Private Underwood Center Member Physician, Private Liver Center Member Physician, or Other Private Physicians | Complimentary - Click here to register Please note this option does not provide CE credit |
| Allied Health Care Professional (Houston Methodist) | Complimentary |
| Allied Health Care Professional (Non-Houston Methodist) | $50 |
| Resident / Fellow / Student | Complimentary |
* In compliance with HM’s policy on Physician Non-Monetary Compensation regarding “Stark Law,” private physicians who reside and/or practice medicine within the Greater Houston Area are required to pay the full Fair Market Value registration fee.
Target Audience
Physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, residents/fellows, students, and researchers in gastroenterology, GI surgery, colorectal surgery, internal medicine and hepatology will benefit from this course.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should be able to:
- Discuss the risks and management of common GI disorders
- Review the latest updates in GI Cancer
- Describe the endoscopic management of GI disorders.
- Discuss robotic strategies in the management of GI disorders.
- Review the latest innovations in GI surgery.
Program
| 10th Annual Exploring Frontiers in the Management of Digestive and Liver Disorders Course Directors: Eamonn Quigley, MD Co-Course Directors: Sudha Kodali, MD, MSPH, Lee Morris, MD, FACS, and Sunil Dacha, MD Friday, February 21, 2025 | Hybrid Symposium | ||
| TIME | PRESENTATION | SPEAKER(S) |
| 7:00 AM | Registration, breakfast, and headshots | |
| 7:50 AM | Welcome Introductions | Eamonn Quigley, MD |
| Plenary Session I: Liver/Pancreas/Stomach | ||
| Session Chairs: Nester Esnaola, MD and Ali Raza, MD | ||
| 8:00 AM | Robotic Pancreatic Surgery | Caroline Simon, MD, FACS |
| 8:20 AM | Hepatology - Fatty Liver in the age of GLP-1 agonists (pharmacological updates, new therapies) | David Victor, MD |
| 8:40 AM | Can diet mimic the effects of a GLP-1 agonist | Garth Davis, MD |
| 9:00 AM | PANEL DISCUSSION | |
| 9:30 AM | KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Acute Pancreatitis - advances in assessment and management | Santhi Swaroop Vege, MD, Master ACG, AGAF, FACP, Mayo Clinic |
| 10:00 AM | Break and Exhibits | |
| Plenary Session II: IBD/Colorectal | ||
| Session Chairs: Eric Haas, MD and Malcolm Irani, MD | ||
| 10:30 AM | New Therapies in IBD - What to choose and when? | Megan Lewis, MD |
| 10:50 AM | Controversies in colorectal Surgery | Ali Mahmood, MD |
| 11:10 AM | Colon Cancer Screening in the General Population - Is colonoscopy still king? (biomarkers, testing) | Svetang Desai, MD |
| 11:30 AM | PANEL DISCUSSION | |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch and Exhibits | |
| SPONSORED LECTURE (Presented in Boardroom) MEDTRONIC - How To Use Endoflip in your Practice | Vani Konda, MD | |
| Plenary Session III: Esophagus/Foregut | ||
| Session Chairs: Todd Worley, MD and Hani Zamil, MD | ||
| 1:00 PM | EOE - new approaches and their long-term impact | Neha Mathur, MD |
| 1:20 PM | Esophageal Function Testing 101: What to order and when | Gulchin Ergun, MD |
| 1:40 PM | Paraesophageal hiatal hernias - definition and management | Lee Morris, MD, FACS |
| 2:00 PM | PANEL DISCUSSION | |
| 2:30 PM | Keynote Speaker: Endobariatrics in the age of Ozempic | Chris Thompspon, MD |
| 3:00 PM | Break and Exhibits | |
| Plenary Session IV: New Views on Old Problems | ||
| Session Chairs: Min Kim, MD and Robert McFadden, MD | ||
| 3:30 PM | ETHICS topic: How to manage the patient dependant on opiates? (reducing GI complications) | Robert McFadden, MD |
| 3:50 PM | AI in GI and Surgery | Joe Galati, MD |
| 4:10 PM | Ergonomics in Endoscopy/ Surgery | Feenalie Patel, MD |
| 4:40 PM | PANEL DISCUSSION | |
| 5:00 PM | Adjournment | |
Venue
LIVE (in-person attendance) will be held in the Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Avenue, Houston, Texas 77030).
LIVESTREAM information will be provided to registered learners.
Accreditation
Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
Available Credit
- 7.00 ABIM MOCSuccessful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 7.00 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
- 7.00 ABS MOCSuccessful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
- 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Houston Methodist designates this Live activity for a maximum of 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 7.00 Attendance
- 7.00 Nursing Contact Hours
Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Houston Methodist will award up to 7.00 nursing professional development contact hours for this activity.
Exhibitors/Sponsors
Interested in exhibiting? Contact us for more information. The last day exhibits/sponsorship requests will be accepted is Friday, February 21.
We gratefully acknowledge the following companies for participating as exhibitors and/or sponsors for this activity:
Ardelyx
Boston Scientific
Castle Biosciences
Celltrion
Gilead
Intercept Pharmaceuticals
Intra-Sana Labs
Johnson & Johnson
Madrigal
Medtronic
Orphalan
Perspectum
Pfizer
Salix
Sanofi
Takeda
Vital Care
Vital Care - lunch sponsor
We gratefully acknowledge the following company for providing an educational grant:
Medtronic
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FEES
| REGISTRATION TYPE | FEE |
|---|---|
| Underwood Center Employee | Complimentary |
| Physician (Houston Methodist) | Complimentary |
| Physician (Private physician located within the Greater Houston Area) | $250 |
| Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area) | $125 |
| Private Underwood Center Member Physician, Private Liver Center Member Physician, or Other Private Physicians | Complimentary - Click here to register Please note this option does not provide CE credit |
| Allied Health Care Professional (Houston Methodist) | Complimentary |
| Allied Health Care Professional (Non-Houston Methodist) | $50 |
| Resident / Fellow / Student | Complimentary |
* In compliance with HM’s policy on Physician Non-Monetary Compensation regarding “Stark Law,” private physicians who reside and/or practice medicine within the Greater Houston Area are required to pay the full Fair Market Value registration fee.